Hello All, my son has a CBD and Vape shop abut he said they cannot advertise CBD. Does anybody on here know of the legalities or have any advice.
It reminds me of a Two Ronnies sketch from year ago
If your son has a shop doesnât he know?
Anything with more than 0.2% THC is illegal in france, and I believe only liquid forms of CBD oil (ie for vaping) with less than 0.2% THC can be sold although a blind eye is often turned to sale of eg flowers.
There is alot on the internetâŠobviously canât vouch for its accuracy but some comparing of articles could give you a good idea. For example the following article suggests that you canât advertise any medical benefits of CBD oil, which implicitly suggests you can advertise it for non medical benefits.
âEn France, comme dans les pays europĂ©ens ouverts au CBD, ce cannabinoĂŻde doit ĂȘtre extrait de variĂ©tĂ©s de chanvre industriel autorisĂ©es Ă la culture et Ă lâexploitation, peu ou pas la moindre trace de THC ne doit ĂȘtre retrouvĂ©e dans le produit fini (variable selon les pays) et aucune publicitĂ© ventant ses potentiels bienfaits mĂ©dicaux ne doit ĂȘtre appliquĂ©e.â
I receive CBD spam daily 
What have you been doing to deserve that? We get funeral services!
Very suspicious, that⊠
Iâm not going to tell you the kind of services we keep getting offered 
Reluctantly, but necessary to give my email address out over the past year so I presume that somehow has something to do with it 
@ jane and Angela.
I have a separate email address (or 5!) to sign up for stuff and try to keep my âpersonalâ just for friends and family. Saves spam stress.
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Maybe the CBD might help 
I do have other email addys for non importants, but never remember them⊠I have them in my little red book 
Very simple, youâre not allowed to advertise tobacco or any of its derivatives, electronique cigarettes were a grey area to begin with and I had posters/adverts in the window but you are now no longer allowed to do that (for the last few years now). CBD is a bit of a minefield too, I stopped selling it because it wasnât clear, it is now clearer but you need a certificate from the supplier that it is legal, plent arenât. I had a visit from the police only last week who were doing the rounds of all the tabacs seeing who sold it and checking certificates if they did.
Itâs a very shady area, and product! more info here to be honnest, until things are clearer Iâm not selling it!
I can understand that advertising tobacco products is not allowed anywhere. But you are allowed to say that you are a tabac outside your shop? And inside the shop you can say what you sell?
And one is allowed to have a shop selling electronic cigarettes and CBD oil⊠so same applies?
Exactly, I have to have âune carrotteâ but canât advertise tobacco products outside or inside. No external advertisisng for electronic cigarettes outside but we can advertise them inside⊠itâs a bit of a minefield. As a buraliste Iâm regulated by les douanes, have to do initial training and refresher training etc. Anyone can open a vap shop and no specific regulations etc. Different ballgame for them. The government missed the boat completely and pissed off the buralistes as they should have controlled the vap market via buralistes but thatâs another storyâŠ!
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Iâve heard of smoking âweedâ but never âcarrottesâ 
Is it necessary to say âWhatâs up Docâ when visiting your MT with a cough?
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